Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop Former site of Knox's wharf This 1946 inage shows the area at the foot of Wadsworth Street where…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for Development…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop, Farmington Falls, ca. 1895

"Dingley Corn Shop, Farmington Falls, ca. 1895 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description E."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop crew and huskers, Farmington Falls, ca. 1900

"Dingley Corn Shop crew and huskers, Farmington Falls, ca. 1900 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Women and men are…"

L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… brick building has served as a bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison Showroom, a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… in a broom shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"Thompson in 1886. The marble shop created memorial works, including headstones and gravestones. After Thompson died in 1912, Frank Barney, his son…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main Street in Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"White; and then opened his own shop. He drew illustrations of the inside of the shop and provided details about the contents."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Blacksmith shops, ships’ chandlers, block makers and sawmills lined the south side of Water Street, while the north side was lined with houses of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"A woodworking shop was added, in which prisoners were taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"Throughout the years this building housed various shops, a sailmaking loft, a boot and shoe factory, a clothing factory and today serves as the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Dry goods stores and specialty shops were in great number and merchants did a brisk business. After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… May 16, 1841 an early morning fire consumed two shops in the yard of the State Prison. The leather, carriages and corn stored within were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the possession of a former owner. Gray Boats, Newbert & Wallace, Crowell and Thurlow…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in the Battle of Haws Shop May 28, 1864. § Participated in the Battle of White House Landing May 30, 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his life and activities, drew the inside of the shop and provided descriptions of all of the items in the illustration, starting on page 561 of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… of the exterior and several other views of the interior of the shop. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… continue and some become memories: Peg’s Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Blacksmith shops to forge iron fittings were as plentiful as today’s neighborhood corner stores. Steam mills and blockmakers were located at both…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Peter Carney was the owner of the shop at this time. Peter had used the store for his barbershop business and for selling clothing."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"At this time, it was a shoe store and barber shop. When Mr. Pinkham died in 1916, John Grindell bought stock in the store and made it into a clothing…"